.png) 1932 UK authorised edition | |
| Author | D. H. Lawrence |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Romance Erotic |
| Publisher | Tipografia Giuntina, Florence, Italy[1] |
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| Publication place | Italy (1st publication) |
| Preceded by | John Thomas and Lady Jane (1927) |
Lady Chatterley's Lover is the final novel by English author D. H. Lawrence, which was first published privately in 1928, in Florence, Italy, and in 1929, in Paris, France.[2] An unexpurgated edition was not published openly in the United Kingdom until 1960, when it was the subject of a watershed obscenity trial against the publisher Penguin Books, which won the case and quickly sold three million copies.[2] The book was also banned for obscenity in the United States, Canada, Australia, India and Japan. The book soon became notorious for its story of the physical (and emotional) relationship between a working-class man and an upper-class woman, its explicit descriptions of sex and its use of then-unprintable profane words. It entered the public domain in the United States in 2024.[3]
- ^ "Lawrence, D. H. (1885–1830). Lady Chatterley's Lover. [Florence: Printed by the Tipografia Giuntina, directed by L. Franceschini]". www.christies.com. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ a b QC, Geoffrey Robertson (22 October 2010). "The trial of Lady Chatterley's Lover". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ Jenkins, Jennifer. "January 1, 2024 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1928 are open to all, as are sound recordings from 1923!". Center for the Study of the Public Domain. Duke University. Retrieved 1 January 2024.